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Where does “kihomato” come from?

kihomato (Finnish) comes from Finnish mato, from Proto-Finnic mato, from Proto-Finno-Ugric mačo.

kihomato (Finnish): pinworm, seatworm; threadworm , "Enterobius...

Definitions

  1. pinworm, seatworm; threadworm , "Enterobius...

Ancestry of “kihomato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmatoworm; maggot; tilde
2Proto-Finnicmatoworm
3Proto-Finno-Ugricmačo—
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